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Traditionally I haven't bee a fan of Surfers Paradise, with it's endless tourist shops and high rise accommodation. I still stand by my statement that Surfers isn't a good representation of the Gold Coast, but it does have some positives:
- the outdoor markets (friday nights, Surfers beachfront)
- an abundance of cheap trashy shops to pick up some bargain souvineers
- loads of restaurants, bars and cafe's (esp. around Cavill Ave mall and surrounds or nearby Tedder Ave at Main beach)
- nice beachfront walkway to wander along
And lots of other activities to amuse you (Iceworld, bungy jumping, scooter hire, tours). And of course, there's the beach, which is lovely but busy. The open beaches along the coast can also be rougher than some of those shelterted by headlands.
I prefer to go to Surfers to eat or to just sit at a cafe, have an ice cream and watch the world go by. If you sit on the main drag you can watch all the car lovers do laps to show off their pride and joy. Leave a Comment
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| | | | Surfers Paradise.: A walk in the park (sculpture that is) | Tip Rating: | | | | |
If you visit the Gold Coast Arts Centre building you will notice some sculptures in the nearby park.
They're part of a sculpture walk with about 30 works available for viewing.
Gold Coast City Art Gallery opened in 1986 and subsequently had its collection focus broadened in March 1990, when Gold Coast City Council approved the concept for the Evandale Sculpture Walk. The Sculpture Walk is situated on the triangular peninsula of land that divides the waters of the Nerang River in Surfers Paradise.
The site (rated by the council as "spectacular") is in effect a microcosm of the original habitat of mangroves and casuarinas on the river. The Evandale Sculpture Walk presents to the City's citizens and tourists an alternative to the concrete fringe and the throb of commercial endeavour that surrounds Evandale. Unfortunately you can't get away from the "throb" part. The Evandale Sculpture Walk has the potential to provide the City with an extremely high profile environment and cultural project though there's alway motor traffic within earshot.
"In the midst of the Evandale Sculpture Walk is a large man made salt water recreational lake and surrounding the Walk a meandering walking, running and riding path which takes visitors into close proximity of the sculptures and the stunning mangroves, clear blue water and natural vegetation and trees." Frankly, how anyone can describe a mangrove as "stunning", unless they've just been hit by a branch, is beyond me.
Sandstone, timber and steel are the principal materials utlilised by this group of artists. Since 1990 the profile of the Evandale Sculpture Walk has continued to grow amongst curators, sculptors and art lovers.
Several works are on long term loan including Richard Goodwin, Kenneth Armitage, Philip King, Fumio Nishimura, Paul Bacon, Kevin Norton, Angela Nagel and Sandra Lancaster. Clearly the Evandale Sculpture Walk has become, similar to Gold Coast City itself, a cosmopolitan depository of some of Australia's and indeed the worlds, highly regarded sculptors. Leave a Comment
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